In this episode of The Space Between, Kolby and Dawson explore the cosmic family tree hiding in plain sight: the Orion Nebula, the Pleiades, and the Hyades. New research suggests these iconic star clusters aren’t just neighbors in the night sky—they’re snapshots of the same stellar system at different stages of life. From baby stars to fading elders, we dive into how clusters form, drift, and evolve, and what that says about the nature of change in the universe. Along the way, we tackle a mind-bending listener question: can black holes give birth to entire universes? And if so, are we just living in someone else’s cosmic nesting doll? --- Article 1: https://phys.org/news/2025-07-astronomers-capture-birth-planets-baby.html Article 2: https://phys.org/news/2025-07-orion-nebula-pleiades-hyades-common.html --- Follow us on Instagram! https://instagram.com/spacebetweenpod Pre-order Kolby's new album! https://kolbyvancamp.hearnow.com/portraits-volume-ii Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The VLA and NRAO approved our content for release! Enjoy the second of a small series of interviews we conducted with scientific personnel this last March at the VLA and the NRAO. Kolby and Dawson sit down with the Associate Director of the NRAO, Dr. Patricia Henning, to discuss the workings of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory and the Very Large Array. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The VLA and NRAO approved our content for release! Enjoy the first of a small series of interviews we conducted with scientific personnel this last March at the VLA and the NRAO. Kolby, Dawson, and Ben sit down on-site with NRAO STEAM Education Manager and Visitor Experience and Guided Tour Manager for the VLA, Summer Ash, to discuss the workings of the telescope, her favorite projects she's been a part of, and the way the VLA operates. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kolby and Dawson break down a recent development where two astronauts are potentially being left on the International Space Station for a significant period of time due to a technical malfunction, plus a really cool public initiative that the European Space Agency has put together to engage the public in astronomy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kolby and Dawson discuss fungi in space, its durability, NASA's plans for how it can be used, and whether a hypothesis that it provides access to a deeper level of understanding to the universe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kolby and Dawson fire up season 3 with some space news about caves on the moon, the technology needed to explore further into our solar system, and Space X's newest missile launch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hey all. We so appreciate your support over these strange last nine months. The times have changed, the expectations in our lives have changed, and we just want to get back to the basics. You have been awesome for a long time - and we want to keep connecting with you. No frills, no monetization, just two dudes keeping it real and talking in the Space Between. Much love, we will see you soon. - Kolby and Dawson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kolby, Dawson, and Ben recap their trip to the Very Large Array. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kolby and Dawson discuss the latest in the American governmental findings regarding UAPs and the conflicting messaging it sends. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kolby and Dawson break down the recent landing of Odysseus on the moon, the expansion of inter-solar technology, and what that means for the future of humanity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kolby and Jimmy enjoy a little bit of a relax day with Dawson out of the country and discuss planets, exoplanets, movies, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kolby and Dawson discuss radio telescopes, their upcoming trip to the Very Large Array and the wonders of the Event Horizon Telescope. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kolby and Dawson sit down with one of the UK's most prominent astrophotographers, Josh Dury - AKA Starman - to discuss his recent success, frequent collaborations with the BBC, dark sky activism, and what it takes to make it as a professional photographer of the night sky. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kolby and Dawson sit down with one of the most prominent YouTube astrophotographers in the world, Trevor Jones from AstroBackyard, to discuss astrophotography, being a YouTuber, astronomy, and making a living out of your passions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kolby and Dawson sit down with 2006 Nobel Laureate in Physics and the senior astrophysicist for the James Webb Space Telescope through NASA, Dr. John Mather, to discuss JWST, putting telescopes in orbit around the solar system, the Fermi Paradox, and so much more, here on The Space Between. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kolby and Dawson break down recent developments with AI and machine learning, how that is and could impact the space industry, and whether we as a civilization have been looking for extraterrestrial intelligence in the wrong place all along. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kolby and Dawson sit down with prominent astrophotographer and light pollution reduction advocate, Bettymaya Foott. Bettymaya's photography has been featured in the Los Angeles Times and National Geographic. She is also a key representative for the DarkSky Initiative organization which advocates for the reduction of light pollution around the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kolby and Dawson break down the power of telescopes like the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and the Giant Magellan Telescope and their ability to "travel back in time" using simple physics to see the dim and distant past at the beginning of the universe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kolby and Dawson sit down with associate professor of physics at Kansas State University, Dr. Lado Samushia, to discuss his expertise in dark matter and dark energy and the research he is conducting in the field of cosmology. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kolby and Dawson break down the latest space news as NASA drops their much-anticipated findings on UAPs (unidentified anomalous phenomena), and two alleged "alien mummies" were displayed to the Mexican government. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices